Q&A With Nate Hughes

Name: Nate Hughes

Age: 17 years young
Location: Livermore CA/The Bay
Sponsors/Teams: Grape Slushies, Nor Cal Scooter Team

How long have you been riding: Ive been riding for 2 years and havent stopped.

Who influences you the most as a rider:One rider that definetly influences me is Anthony "Twan" Bustos because when hes in livermore hes always pushin me to go bigger and now i do haha.

Who is your favorite rider: Two favorite riders are Twan and Stan Smirnoff

What are some of your favorite tricks: Some of my favorite tricks to throw down are front scooter flips and whip/bar combos

What are some other hobbies you have: I enjoy playing the guitar and im definetly into girls

Are you sponsored: Im currently not sponsored but itd be cool if someone came along and sponsored me.

What type of music do you listen to: i listen to a variety of music its quite exquisite

What is your favorite terrain to ride: I enjoy park as much as street. heres an average day for me: http://vimeo.com/6002127

Hows your setup do you like it: pro model, rad crowbars, dsa fork, pirate reinforcements, front proto wheel, back wheel hep greg eagle. its dope

How did you get into scootering: Igot into the art of scootering about two years ago from a friend Tyler Garcia, he called me up and said bring a scooter so thats when i learned to tail whip ;)

What are your plans for the future: In the near future i might be moving to AZ and what not and im definitely gonna keep riding

Who is your favorite person to ride with: My favorite people to ride with are Garrett Wilmer, Casey Chinesaz, Tyler Garcia, and Twan.

What is the Cali scene like through your eyes: Hmm... I think cali is way different than a lot of other states most of the scooter scene here is down in so cal and its startin to hit more up here in nor cal but i really think scootering is starting to have a positive effect on kids and the way they ride. Oh ya myspace.com/natehughes